Unit 1 Exploration and colonization Flashcards
Why did the 13 colonies come?
They came for religious freedom and economic opportunities.
What is mercantilism?
Mercantilism is a trading system by benefiting the mother country
Who,Where,When was Jamestown found?
Puritans found Jamestown in 1607 in Virginia
Who,Where,When was Plymouth
Pilgrims found Plymouth in 1620 in Massachusetts
Who wrote the Mayflower compact?
It was written by William Bradford (It was signed by 40 men)
What did the Mayflower compact say?
The Mayflower compact established self governance in the Plymouth colony
What is the Transatlantic trade
Movement of enslaved Africans to the Americas, primarily by European slaveholders
What did John Smith do?
leader of colony got men to work by setting the rule of no work, no food